Babies Born May 1-15 2008

laranna - that's good to hear that things are going well. Are you still expressing, and how is that going?

kristale - around the 6 week mark (give or take a week) they have their first growth spurt. Which what I think Emily is going through, as my Mum reminded me yesterday Nina was exactly the same at this age.

The last couple of nights have been really good. She's been sleeping 8-9 hours straight overnight. Daytime she's still unsettled, but she likes going outside, so I just take her outside if she gets too cranky. I might get her weighed today.

Jodi- Wow to Emily sleeping 8-9hrs overnight that must be great! Amelie can only go a max of 4hrs atm.
Yay for the weekend DH gets up to Amelie during the night for me on Friday and Saturday nights nice to have some extra sleep.

Well we've been out almost all morning, and Emily has been a gem! (and so was Nina), so I treated Nina to Maccas. Now both girls are sound asleep in bed.
Forgot to get Emily weighed, so will do it sometime next week. I know she's gaining weight nicely though as she's really filled out, fitting in 00-000 clothes, and people are commenting on her weight gain.
Just out of curiosity, any using MCN? How are you going with it? I'm now using MCN on both girls, and must say it's certainly not as hard as I imagined it would be. Both girls are big wetters, so I've had to increase my stash though. (any excuse to buy more MCN's, hehehe)

kristale - yeah, pretty lucky so far with night time. Thank goodness though, because Nina was an awful sleeper until she was 6 months old, so I reckon I deserve to have a baby who actually sleeps when they're a newborn :lol:

How is everyone else doing?

hey everyone ive been mia again had some real sleepless nights and unsettled days here with Jack he was a velcro baby and with a 19 month old to add to that i was one very tired cranky mummy!think he was having a growth spurt, but seems to be going better today and we are having decent nights but longest he ever sleeps is 4 hours, which is better than 2!!

Jodi - i want to use MCN Emelia has 1 lol (i know sad) but maybe once Jack is abit older and sleeping longer i will use them full time, but atm im having trouble getting the normal washing done!!!

had Jack weighed last week he was 5.07kgs 55.5cms in length and 38cm hc so growing well very chubby now!! he is in 000 now and 00 in bonds wondersuits

Well i was hoping to start getting in here more now, but i cant say i will be able to now! Not only do i have 5 school aged children ( one working part time) one toddler 17mths and Molly, who is feeding every 4hrs during day and anything from 5hrs up to 8hrs (on a really good night) at night but i now have two kids (baby goats) that need bottles every 4hrs plus one needs physio as much as possible over the next few days to see if his legs come good otherwise he has to be put to sleep! DH is on shift work and so wont be around to help over the next 4dys so its just me! I think i will be insane by the end of this 4dys! The first kid we ended up down at the housse with us on Wednesday ashis mum is a first timer and she just headbutts him and sends him flying, so we had to foster him or she would kill him. He is a good kid and already knows to wait for me to take him out before he does poos but not so successful with wees as yet, thank god he has a pen! The other little one was only born yesterday and has a great mum but his back legs aretoo weak to use at the mo! So after the vet checking him out he is now on our back deck too! Hes not to good at feeding from bottle yet so its very time consuming!

On top of all the i have had DD 6yrs at home all week with conjuctivitis and even after being meticulous with her washing her hands and no one using anything she has, my DS 17mts (mitchie) now has it so i feel like all i do is clean and bathe eyes and feed babys and goats!!!!!! Someone is always crying for saomething atm! Somehow i have to find time to clean house and cook shephards pie for dinner! I think i need more hands :cryinglaugh:
This is the only break i have had so far today and its not really a break as i am feeding Molly!!!!

OK sorry for whinge fest but just needed to get it out!

Jodi yay to getting 8 and 9 hrs at night that must be bliss! Wish it was me (of course dont think goats would sleep through for me)! Woohoo to both Nina and Emily being such good girls while out today! Wow to Emily being in 000 & 00 clothes, Molly is still in 0000, she can wear some bonds one piece in a 000 but she still fits in the 0000's so i am getting as much wear out of them first. I assume that MCN are some form of nappy (:doh: to me) i have both Mitchie and Molly in disposables as we live out of town and cant afford the extra water. I was a cloth freak before we moved out here though, and much prefer cloth nappies to disposables.

laranna don't worry Molly is a bit hte same with her dummy, she only uses it as a last resort and thats if we can gt her to take it as she still gags from time to time. Yay to your 4hrs straight, its huge when they are not big sleepers, my first born would feed every 2hrs so i know how exhausting it can be. I hope your little one doesn't go as long as my first bron did, he was like that for a good 4mths!
With the fussing at the boob it could be that your flow is a bit too quick to start with and he can't keep up or he might jsut have a pain in his belly and has to move and squirm to releave it, hence the hurry to get back on as he is still huingry! I dont know just a couple of ideas there.

Kristale like Jodi said its genereally just a growth spurt so they feed more and are more unsettled, 9 times out of 10 they go back to their usual pattern within a week. Hopefully this happens fo ryou.

Beckstar regarding poos whilst BF, yep they can be different for every baby, my first born went 7 dys with out pooing so took him to docs and they said yep thats fine jsut take note of when he goes next, but they werent concerned at all, he ended up foing on day 9 and was it a ripper!!! So beware when the bomb explodes its generally big if theres a bit of storage!!! Molly is going every day at the moment and still a few nappies a day. But Mitchie (17mths) was only every few days by this stage so i guess over time you will get to know her pattern.

Ok well hi to everyone else and i am off to put Molly back to bed and start some dinner before the next round of bottles for goats!

Beckstar - Elena is still doing HEAPS of poos - 2, maybe 3 per day. Its crazy. Can't wait for it to slow down. I know what you mean about just hanging in there - I keep telling myself it won't be too much longer before things really turn around and this mummy gig gets to be fun again. Extra tough for you with your DH working nights.

Jodi - Isabelle had silent reflux and is lactose and gluten intolerant so just about everything I ate was exacerbating the reflux. Poor little thing screamed literally 20 hours a day until I finally found an amazing witch doctor person who told me to put her on soy formula. Bingo - new baby. I'm using MCNs on Elena (have done with Izzy since I discovdered them when she was a few months old). They're seriously addictive aren't they (although I tell my DH that I don't buy them because they're so cute!). What are you using on your girls? I am very jealous of your 8 hour nights. Can't wait for that to happen to us. Elena teased me with a 5 hour sleep after feeding for almost an hour but hasn't done it since.

Kristale - I agree with Jodi that its probably a growth spurt. I remember thinking with Izzy that we'd just manage to get through the unsettledness that comes with one growth spurt when she would have another! How did your visit to work go? It was blo*dy freezing here wasn't it.

Laranna - does Joshua have a bit of reflux or colic? It could be why he's going on and off the breast - he's feeding and its upsetting his tummy almost immediately. Definitely just do whatever works with the dummy too - having read all the books and had a definite plan about how I was going to raise my child before DD#1 was born I've now realised that just doing what works is the best way to go - whatever the book says you should or shouldn't do!

Blanche - sounds like we're all suffering at the moment with the two baby syndrome. Hope it gets better for you. Jack is growing beautifully.

Kat - OMG. What are you doing you crazy woman taking on more responsibility???? I told you you were nuts didn't I ;-) I really hope you get some well deserved rest soon

Had the night from hell last night. Elena didn't settle until 1.30 am and work at 3am for a feed. Isabelle ended up in our bed at 2am but was still screaming and at 5.30 am I finally got to bed for some sleep, only to get woken by Elena at 7am for another feed. Had her 6 week check up this morning though and she's doing beautifully. 51 cm length, 35 cm h/c and 3.63kgs at birth. At 6 weeks she is now 57 cm long, 40 cm h/c and 4.4 kgs. She is growing so much more quickly than Izzy did. Went and bought some of the miracle colic mix today too so hopefully that will give her some relief and DH and I some much needed sleep.

Kat, Blanche & lulu - sending huge :hug: your way

OMG kat, you poor thing. If it's not the kids, it's the animals!! I hope the conjunctivitis settles down for everyone soon. You're super woman you are!
I wish Emily had of been able to fit into the 0000 size clothing we had, she was born too big for them, so now they're just sitting in a box unworn :(

lulu - I hope the nights get easier for you. I hate the first 6 weeks, it's so hard isn't it. Elena weighed the same as Emily at birth.
I'm using Baby Beehinds (fitted) on both girls. Love them to bits. And Maz's covers too. They are soooo soft. I agree, seriously addictive!!

blanche - that's great that you're having better days and nights now. fingers crossed it lasts for a while now.

Jodi - have been expressing 2-3 times a day but today I have not bothered...just needed a break from it. DS is feeding every 2 hours so its very time consuming. Since taking fenugreek I think my supply has improved or at least my let down has. I can squirt during feeds now whereas before I would just dribble!

Jealous at the 8 hours! I have a stash of baby beehinds and have used them a couple of times but atm I find I have no time for washing normal clothes let alone nappies.

katstribe - I don't know how you do it! Hats off to all of you who went back for a 2nd, 3rd, 4th...I don't know how you manage it. I find it hard with one! With the fussing I was wondering if my flow is fast because he has a wide eyed look on his face and makes gulping noises fo the first 5 minutes then by about 10 minutes he starts squirming.

Lulu - not sure on the reflux, he has only spewed after a feed once but otherwise he doesn't even dribble. Colic is a good possibility. He seems to have a fair bit of wind often so I am trying to burp him during and after feeds. I wonder if this has to do with a fast flow.

As soon as I get the ok to drive at my OB 6 week check next week, I'm going to visit the lactation consultant just to make sure I'm doing everything right.

DS seems to be growing longer but not really filling out...his 0000 wondersuits are becoming a bit short and he fits into 000 much nicer...he;s just not fattening up...I hope he has put on enough weight at his 6 week check...I feel like a bad mum otherwise...the nurse is good though and is very pro-breastfeeding.

Laranna - could be a fast flow - maybe he just can't keep up with it and he's choking a bit? Can you hear him making little choking/gagging sounds? If its colic the pharmacist at Padbury does his own mix and its absolutely brilliant. Elena has had huge colic/wind problems this week and having tried the Brauers, Infacol and Infant's Friend without any success I went today to Padbury to buy some. I've given Elena two doses today and she has so far had a 3.5 hour sleep and is down again at the moment - 75 minutes so far and still out like a light and we've had no screaming today at all. It is really brilliant stuff and well worth the drive to Padbury even if its not convenient to try it if you think that's what his problem could be. I have friends that have all used it too and we all swear by it.

Lulu :p yep i am nuts! I just can't stand to give up on anything without a fight!
Sounds like Elena is doing extremely well! Also sounds like you are on a winner with the colic relief. You jsut might get a good night tonight (fingers crossed) :pray:

Laranna i felt the same way when i had my first and i used to say i would never go back again, and now i have 7!!!!! But definately have no plans of going back for number 8, mind you number 7 was a surprise too! As for your DS growing longer but not fattening up it just might be the way he is. so I wouldnt stress too much, i am sure he is doing well.

Jodi i dont think i am super woman more just an octopus :cryinglaugh: i have become great at multi tasking. As all mums do, its just as we have goats sometimes i have to include them in that too.


Blanche i must have been posting while you were before cause i never saw your post. Aounds like Jack is truly thriving also! Hope things are settling at night for you now. Can i ask what is a velcro baby? I have never heard the term so i have no idea what it means (or i could jsut be a dummy).

Well i have spent all afternoon with my poor little goat, and have been working his legs and massaging them and feeding him,. Already we have had heaps of improvement, he is standing on his own and seemed strong, so i took him down on the grass and he called for his Mummy, she answered him and he started walking towards her! So i took him up to her and he latched on adn she let him feed!!!! This was soo exciting for me, and now he can stay with his mummy and sister who he was cuddling when i left him. Ao now i just have to go up to his pen to give him physio! So now i am back to jsut the one kid to bottle feed and raise and i am very happy about that!

Ok got to go dish up tea now ( i even managed to get the shephards pie cooked) Will catch up tomorow hopefully

lulu - doesn't sound like he is gagging/choking, more like gulping...like if you drink a big glass of water all in one go and you have that breathing for air sound at the end...that's what he sounds like. I might have to try that colic mix if things get worse. Sucking on his dummy seems to help and the Breastfeeding..naturally book from the ABA says that can help with colic too.

Have started to try a routine every evening by giving him a bath at around 6:30 and then feed at 7 and try and settle him to sleep in his cot and then have another feed at either 9 or 10 depending on how long he sleeps.

laranna - I think night time routines are great, and very important. I've had Emily in a night time routine since day one, and she's always been a great sleeper at night.
Sounds like you have a fast let down. Not sure what to advise there, sorry.
Nina was always a long skinny baby. She never had fat rolls or anything. Not like Emily, who is long AND fat. As long as he's gaining some weight, but most important is that he has plenty of wet nappies each day, and that his head circumference is growing.

kat - an octopus hey :lol: That's soooo cute what the goats did today. You sound like a very proud mummy to those goats. Hope you enjoyed the shepherds pie.

Well there wa lots too catch up on today since I've last been on and it hadnt been long.
Kat- I think your are a super woman how you get everything done is amazing!!! Great to hear about the kids improving.
Lulu- My visit at work was great everyone drooling over my gorgeous girl! And telling me how great I look which is great for the self esteem. What chemist in padbury is it you get the colic stuff? I dont live nearby but Amelie has been seen to be suffering a bit the last few days and if it doesnt improve I might have to try it.
Laranna- I also have had Amelie in a routine since day one and she sleeps great and hasnt been unsettled until the last few days which I think is a bit of colic and like everyone has said a growth spurt.
Amelie has now grown out of many of her 0000 and her 000 wondersuits she is started to look pretty chubby.
Does anyone elses bubs have the red pimples that are dry and rough on their babies face and neck? My CHN has said they are normal and to not do anything for them but it feels so dry do you think I should use just plain sorbelene or something? I know I wouldnt like my skin feeling like that.
Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Kristale Regarding the dry pimply like skin you could try adding baby sorbelene cream to the bath maybe. Other than that there really isnt much you can do for it, i suppose if you were using the baby sorbelene formula you could try rubbing a tiny amount maybe just on one small area of her face and see how it goes at least the baby one is made for them. Molly doesnt have it but a GF of mines DD had it real bad poor thing.
Regarding super woman, i just do what i have to cause no one else will do it! DH and i dont have family that help so we do it all ourselves, plus i have never been good at asking for help and even more stupidly generally refuse it when my good friends offer, only cause i feel its my responsibility. I was a Mum at a young age (16) and had to do it from the get go so now its jsut second nature i guess. But thanks its nice to know other peopel think what i do is amazing! After 17yrs raising my babies i have discovered us Mothers dont get the praise we deserve.

So to all you Mummies keep up the fantastic work because we are great! Without us there would be no future :hug:
I had my DS (17) helping by holding Molly yesterday for about 20mins while i was busy with the goats and after he said you can forget that i am never gonna be a Mum its too hard :lol: Nice to see he is starting to notice

Jodi shephards pie was great thanks for asking. Its DH's favourite and no one else in this house will make it as they reckon mine is the best.

Laranna i reckon it definately sounds liek its from a fast flow which in turn is causing him to gulp down more wind too. Maybe try laying on your back to start the feeds so that it slows the flow, this is the only thing i have found to work other than expressing the first part out and offering it via bottle. But much easier just to lay on your back and make him work for it.
Hope it helps

Well everything here is settling we have a good routine with the kid nad hsi bottle feeds, oh and he now has a name, its Casper the friendly goat :cryinglaugh: (yes he is pure white)! The other one is up with his mummy and doing really well, man physio works so much quicker with goats than humans!

Well better go DH is due home any tick of the clock. Hope you are all having a great weekend

Kristale - DS has had the little pimples all over his face and neck and they have just cleared up. They started to appear just after 4 weeks and have only just disappeared. My health nurse said they are normal and appear because the baby is getting rid of all my hormones that were in his system during the pregnancy and they go away by themselves. Every now and then I just wiped a little bit of my breast milk over them after a feed and this seemed to help.

Emily had the pimples too, but have all cleared now. They're perfectly normal. Just don't squeeze them or anything!
Had a fantastic night last night, Emily slept 10 hours straight! I can hear her crying, so better go, I think she's getting ready for bed again.

Laranna - yep, definitely sounds like a fast letdown to me too. Like Kat said, try the "upside down" technique to start, or else you could try expressing off a bit before you start feeding. I'm all for night time routines too. Like Jodi said, we've done it with Izzy right from the start and she's a brilliant sleeper. Finding it a bit harder to do with Elena because it always seems to be that she is either needing a feed, is sound asleep or Isabelle needs something when I am wanting to bath Elena - either that or Izzy is already in bed (the girls' bathroom is right next to Izzy's room).

Kristale - little pimples for us too, and the skin on Elena's face is so dry at times too. Hoping it clears up for her soon too. The pharmacy is called Padbury Pharmacy, and its in the little shopping centre on Warburton Avenue, Padbury. Really easy to get to - freeway to Hepburn Ave exit, then about 2 minutes from there. I have been giving it to Elena after every feed (except for one or two night feeds) on Friday and Saturday and she's been great. I've not given it to her for two feeds this morning (because she has been so good) and she is now screaming so its back to the bottle for us. Its well worth the drive!

Kat - yay for success with at least one little goat. Love Casper's name. You're absolutely right too - mummies don't get anywhere near enough recognition for just how tough this job is.

Jodi - I am sooooo jealous of Emily's 10 hour sleep.

Had a pretty good night with Elena last night. Put her to sleep in her cradle at 8pm and she didn't wake until 1.30 am. Was the first time in about a week that DH and I have gone to bed at the same time so it was lovely to get some cuddle time with him.

Hope everyone's enjoying the weekend - especially the Perth girls with this gorgeous day!

Jodi - woot on the 10 hour sleep...J's record is still 4.

Saw my sister and her little one today who is 3 weeks and it made me realise just how much J has grown. He is so long now and my nephew is so tiny. They were both similar birth weights, J was 25 grams bigger. It was reassuring to me to see that he actually has grown. He doesn't feel like he has especially when I see him and cuddle him every day.

I look forward to the weekends cause it means DH looks after J more and I get a break, especially in the evening where DH will take J and I will go to bed early. But, I always say to him to wake me up for his feed around 11-12pm and he always holds out till nearly 1am just so i can get some more sleep! I would prefer to get the extra feed in though.

How much sleep do your bubs get all up? J seems to be awake all the time and doesn't want to sleep. He will doze off after his feeds but as soon as I put him down he wakes up no matter how gentle and quiet I am. I'm sure he sleeps more than I think he does.

Just a quick one from me, having troubles with Jack he has been really unsettled all day, got some brauers colic stuff to see if that will help but tomorrow im also going to cut out all dairy and see if thats the problem some ppl have said it sounds like he is lactose intolerant so im going to try that i will try anything! if no improvement it will be off to the docs

Jodi im so jelous the longest Jack has ever slept is 4 hours but its 2 hours at the most latley :(

hi all, just popping nquickly while I've got a chance.

Jodi- can't believe you scored 10hrs sleep. I don;tthink my body knows how to snooze for that long anymore but I always be happy to give it a try if the chance ever arises. :-)

Things goung pretty well here although still no poo's from Macey and its now day9. spoke with MCN on Friday and she said BF bubs can easily go 10 days without any troubles. doesn't seem to be fussing her but she is passing the foulist smelling wind I have ever smelt (eveb worse than DH after he has a belly full of beer!) am scared that the smell may kill a small animal if it gets in the vacinity of her farts- am really not exagerating.

anyway read in a baby guide book today that from 6 weeks onwards, BF bubs can go upto 3 weeks between poos so I hope not cause there will be an awfully big explosion if we have that mucg build up.

am off to see GP on tues for 6week checkup so will check with her then if we haven't had any movement by then.

still BF 3 hr during the day and last few nights have gone from 12:30am thru to 6:30am so am pretty happy with that. Just need to start bringing my bedtime back a little earlier as with 16moDS going flat out all day, I'm buggered having to stay up so late. DH is back on nght shift for next few nights again so I spend most of the day & night looking after 2 kids by myself as he is either at work or in bed sleeping from the night before. As he is a copper, i don;t like the idea of him going off to work night shift already tired- think there is too many potential dangers out there that he needs to be totally with it in order to stay safe. would kill for a sleep in one day though.

sorry for not many personals but brain is a bit fried and by the time I catch up on the lat post, I've forgotten what the first post talked about.
Baby kisses to all...

beck - 6 hours is great!
Watch out when she finally does that poo, I reckon it's going to explode everywhere :lol:

blanche - good luck with working out what's causing the problems. Do you think it's more than just a growth spurt? Keep us updated.

laranna - to me, it feels like Emily is awake all day, and sleeps all night. I know that's not really the case, but it feels that way. I might make a point of actually timing her sleeps tomorrow, and I'll get back to you.

I should get to bed now. Girls have been asleep since 8, and DH and I are still awake. God knows why. :rolleyes:

definatly think its more than a growth spurt, the only time he slept today was when feeding and on my mum for a hour an a half this arvo. his cry is so heartbreaking something is giving him real pain, so will start my dairy free diet tomorrow and see over the next few days fingers crossed we see improvment

ive just put him down once again in the bassinet and praying that this time he will stay asleep. well im off to try get some sleep..i hope

Blanche - hearing them cry is awful, really pulls at the heart strings...hope you both get some sleep.

Josh is still awake in my arms...he starts to nod off then wakes again. Might have to give Ngala a call for some ideas.

Have tried the lying back for his feeds and he seems to be better with this with the gulping but halfway through he still pulls off fussy and then scrambles to get back on. Very frustrating!

Well he seems to finally be snoozing so lets see if he will stay asleep once I put him in the cot.

blanche & laranna - how did your nights go? Did they end up going to sleep?

Hi everyone- sorry to crash your thread but i just wanted to pop in and say hi to the girls that were from my BB preg thread.... Jodi, beck*, krystale anyone else i missed that was there (havent had a chance to read up everything yet) congrats on your bubs...
My little girl wasnt born until May 29th... so much for going early eh... lol

Will have to catch up and read up about your beautiful bubs... Glad things are going well... also to everyone else enjoying a may baby - congrats also... :hug:

hey Jess. I've been keeping an eye on you and the other girls in the other thread. Pop in every now and then to say hi.

Hi Jess
Congrats on your little girl! Hope all is going well.

got some sleep, and he didnt cry in pain through the night just woke for a feed and nappy change and back to sleep. see how we go today he seems a little better today but still very agitated by something :/ wish he could just tell me wat was bothering him!!

how was ur night Laranna?

Yay Josh stayed asleep when I put him down and slept until 3am when he woke for a feed, and he stayed asleep again when I put him down after that feed and woke just after 7am for another feed. Put him down about 8 and he's still sleeping! Now I've probably jinxed it, he'll wake up. I went back to sleep myself until 9:30 so squeezed in some breakfast. I might try my luck for a shower before he wakes up hungry :)

Wow you girls have been busy!

Laranna sounds like you ended up with abetter night than you had hoped! Hope you managed to get that shower. thats the one thing i find so hard with two little ones home all day! Most times i have to wait til DH is home and awake!

Blanche i twould be gret if they could just tell us where it hurts hey! Hope you have some improvement over the next couple of days.

Jodi 10hrs :pray: please let me have that! My others were good sleepers by 6wks so i am praying that we have turned a corner and get regular good nights with Molly now :pray: Then all i need is Mitchie to get better and sleep through and i will be right!

Beckstar wow i hope bubs poohs soon! That is surely gonna be an explosion and a half :lol: Hope your 6 wk checkup goes well. I am supposed to go for mine on Wed but AF has shown her ugly head so i am going to change my appoint to next week.

Well we have had two good nights in a row here with Molly, first night was 8 & 1/2hrs from 9pm til 5:30am and last night was 7 & 1/2 hrs from 11pm til 6:30am. So i am hoping as we are now at 6wks (where did that go) today maybe we will settle into a good routine like the others did at this age! But poor Mitchie's asthma is playing up so he is pretty restless at night so even though Molly is doing great I am still not getting heaps of sleep:( plus he now has conjunctivitis (almost over it I hope) but the stuff is so contagous (bad sp) that i now have it and am super paranoid i am going to pass it onto Molly! I was soo careful when cleaning Mitchies and DD's eyes and i still ended up with it. So i am praying that Molly doesnt get it!
Anyway other than that all is good here, except that AF has decided to show up :( iso hate her! Thinking about getting the mirenna (sp?) put in and praying that it takes AF away or at least minimises her!
ANywya i am off to see if i can rest these poor eyes for a bit, if Mitchie lets me.

Have a great day (whats left of it)

kat - got AF today too :( It sucks being one of the unlucky ones to get AF while exclusively b/f.
I hope Mitchie's asthma doesn't get too bad. I have asthma myself, so know what he's going through.

Sounds like you girls had good nights in the end, which is great!

Just this morning Emily seems to have grown up heaps. She was 'talking' to me this morning and was generally happy being awake watching her big sister dance around the lounge room. She even giggled a little at the tv!! It was very cute.
Both girls are asleep now. I really should be having a nap myself. But I know as soon as I put my head down, Emily will wake for a feed.

Managed to get a shower in, so nice to have a hot steamy shower :)

Bugger on getting AF Kat & Jodi....my lochia only completely finished last week so i hope AF stays away for awhile for me.

I really need to cut DS's fingernails because it's one of the reasons he keeps waking himself him - he scratches himself. Even if I wrap him tight he always gets an arm out. It's tricky to do do so might have to get him to sleep first and then cut them.

Jodi thats sooo cute that Emily is giggling! Molly has big smiles and talks but no giggles as yet. Can't wait for them.

Laranna yay on getting your shower! Yep I have found its much easier to do thier nails when they are sleeping.

Regarding AF i was soooo peeved as i only just finished my lochia (ha thanks Laranna after 7 kids i never new it had a specific name!) 3 dys prior to AF arriving! It was the same with Mitchie too! Yet with my second and third babies i never had AF whilst BF!So go figure! I was hoping to not get her this time either :doh: oh well the luck of the dice hey!

Best get back to it all suppose!

Blanche - I agree it would be so much easier if they could talk already.

The last couple of days Josh has started cooing and aahing (when he's not crying!) and I've had a couple of smiles. He also sticks his tongue out alot and it's really long! So far he is unsettled shortly after feeds and then he seems more content once he has farted/pooped.

He is still squirming and fussing at the breast along with making grunting and sighing noises...all happens about 5-10 minutes into the feed. Have been switching sides several times and burping in between but he still does it. Pushing through it, hopefully he will settle down soon.

Jodi- Wow at Emily giggling, how cute.
Amelie has only just started smiling on Sunday gave the first one to her Dad(of course) when I am the one with her all day and during the night. But I have had my share this morning.
Amelie has now gone back to how she was a few weeks ago, very sleepy she cant stay awake hardley at all during the day and she is not feeding as much still as regular but not taking as much milk and then sometimes wakes up an hour after a feed for more. Very frustrating.

Kristale - I'm starting to think the same about the sleep with Josh. He seems to be sleeping more easily the last couple of days and stays asleep without my help. He's still feeding as normal though.

Last night he slept through for the first time! :) Well he slept from 11pm and woke up at 5am for a feed. So 6 hours woohoo. We went back to bed at 6am and he slept through until 8:30. He had another feed and now he's in a milk-induced sleep! I had to express afterwards as my boobs felt a bit full still.

The funny thing is I still had worrying thoughts about what if he's not feeding enough because he slept through the night!

lol laranna! He wouldn't be sleeping long stretches if he was hungry. He'd certainly be letting you know.
kristale/laranna - they might be extra sleepy now if they've finished their growth spurt? A growth spurt takes a lot out of them. Just a thought anyway.

All good here. Emily has become really settled during the day now, so I think she might be over her growth spurt :dance:
Sounds like she's awake. Better go.

wow Laranna- what an awesome night you had. well weve gone back to our 4 hr night feeds again- just when I thought that things are looking up int he sleep department too.

Great news also, we officially have a poo-ey baby again in the house. Mind you she waited out until day 10 yesterday and yes it did resemble the sound of an atomic bomb too although there really wasn't much there. And have lready been graced with another today and a lot bigger too so looks like we might be back on track in that department.:hooray:

have had docs 6 week app today and all is well with bubs. they didn't weigh her which is a bummer but are happy with her progress. they said that if the poss go AWOL again to give Coloxal drops after 10days for BF babies and that should get things moving.

I've had to have another lot of bloodtests to check on my liver function as I had problems with cholestatis during PG. also have to have an ultrasound done in next few weeks as they think I have gallstones :doh: Last thing I want to have to deal with as they can only get rid of them via surgery. Anyway trying not to think of it until I get the u/s done and see what it shows. Just have to be really careful in what I eat as anything fatty/oily wreaks terrible pain and havoc on me.

Feeling really good today and on top of things. DS is crook again with a cold/croup so have been getting up to him few times in the night lately. Hate this crappy winter weather as we seem to always have back to back colds in the house. Bring back the sunshine I say:pray:

well have both kids sound asleep in bed which is where I should probably be but is actually enjoy making the most of the quiet time in the house while I can to do some things just for me (like being able to drink a whole cup of tea- while it's hot!) how sad my life really is that I get excitied about hot tea!!

Hope everyone is good.

hot tea, can't remember the last time I had one of those!! Hope you enjoy it.
Nina doesn't want to sleep today. I keep putting her in bed, and she keeps getting out of bed and banging on the door. :doh:
woohoo that she finally did a poo! Lets hope her poos become more regular now.

oooh, no more banging on the door! She might be sleeping :pray:

Kat - hopefully you don't have to have the surgery..

Jodi - did Nina eventually get to sleep?

Josh is still wide awake but he is due for another feed shortly. It seems that he always want to be awake in the evenings. He has a bath at 6:30 then a feed at 7 and then I try and settle him to sleep but he is always wide awake. We try and keep the noise down and the lights low as well. Do you girls settle your babes to sleep or do you put them down to bed if they are still awake?

He is still being squirmy and fidgety during feeds so not sure what is up with that, may give the ABA a ring tomorrow. He is still getting throug the feeds, not rejecting it or anything but they are just taking longer now.